Tag: prairies

• Silence made Simple

  

  Silence made Simple by Sheila. I hope you have a lovely day. celi  

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  September 19, 2016

  Farming, Life, Photography

  birds, farming, peahens, prairies

• Screaming Mistress Wind

  

  The day started off so nicely.  It was not warm  but the calm was nice. The animals woke up slowly.  But soon after breakfast Mistress Wind arrived – her black cape flapping – unpacked her bag of demon daughters and they let loose with a terrible wind that blew like hell itself for the whole day.…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  April 22, 2015

  homesteading, Life, Photography

  kune kune pig, letters for my Baby Girl, midwest, mistress, prairies, rooster eating with cats, wind

• What does wind look like?

  

  I can’t show you what the wind looks like. There are no leaves or long grasses bending in supplication to the wind to help me show you. I cannot take one picture that lets you feel the full force of a roaring westerly wind, a howling she- gale heaving itself across the prairies. It can…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  April 11, 2015

  Farming, homesteading, Life, Photography

  Dutch belted calf, prairies, wind, Wind on the prairies

• Daisy’s coat needs attention

  About this time of year a cow’s winter coat starts to lift and itch. So while my back was turned Daisy has been rubbing her neck on the big tree in her yard and if you look carefully you will see that in some instances she has rubbed the coat right off and little bare…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 13, 2012

  Organic farming

  apple cider vinegar, bare patches in cow coat, cows, organic farming, prairies, tea tree oil

• New Zealand Week: watching the rugby from the prairies!

  As you know we do not have cable TV. But because the rugby world cup had low ratings in the States, it was being shown on the free TV channels out here on the prairies. So we got to see a bit of it. John decided to take an interest. What is that dance thing?…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 25, 2011

  Humour, Route 66, Travel

  goals, new zealand, prairies, refs, rugby, rules